Gaetano Coronaro

Gaetano Coronaro (18 December 1852 – 5 April 1908) was an Italian conductor, pedagogue, and composer. He was born in Vicenza and had his initial musical training there followed by study from 1871 to 1873 at the Milan Conservatory under Franco Faccio. He composed orchestral works, sacred music, and chamber pieces as well as several works for the stage. La creola, which premiered at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in 1878, was the only one to have any success.

Operas Il tramonto – (melodramatic essay), libretto by Arrigo Boito; and La morte dell' Honwed – (Milan Conservatory, 8 August 1873) II malacarne – dramma lirico in 3 acts, libretto by (Teatro Grande, Brescia, 20 January 1894) La signora di Challant – libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa from his play of the same name (composition date unknown, unperformed)